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October 25, 2017

Simon Zimmer Joins Caloris as Business Development Manager: Water Recovery

Simon Zimmer

Easton, Md. – Simon Zimmer has joined Caloris Engineering as Business Development Manager, Water Recovery.

Zimmer will work with Caloris customers to introduce the company’s sustainable water recovery solutions into their facilities. Caloris offers a suite of technology, including evaporators, membrane systems and dryers, to help processors recover clean water for reuse and manage solids for recovery or for more economical disposal.

“Simon brings a unique background in water systems that will prove valuable to customers who are looking to reduce overall water usage and wastewater processing costs,” said Caloris President & CEO Jim Peterson. “We are excited to have him back on the team, providing leadership to this important initiative.”

Zimmer, the son of Caloris co-founders Art & Linda Zimmer, previously worked for the company in the engineering department. He departed in 2011 to co-found Aguayuda, a foundation that helped establish many clean water infrastructure projects in rural areas of Colombia and elsewhere. Aquayuda has since been acquired by another foundation, WaterAid.

About Caloris Engineering, LLC
Caloris Engineering is a process technology company that engineers and builds thermal and membrane processing systems for the juice, dairy and other food industries to create the best achievable concentrates and a wide spectrum of powders produced on Caloris Compact Multiple Stage (CMS) spray dryers. Caloris equipment is also used to treat industrial wastewater, including the Caloris Thin Film Dryers (TFDs) that convert brines and other wastewater concentrates into powder. Caloris technologies are consistently energy efficient for lower costs and reduced carbon footprints. Caloris was founded in 2006 in Easton, Md. Learn more at https://www.caloris.com.

“We are excited to have Todd on our team and he will be an excellent resource for our customers in the Midwest,” said Caloris President and CEO Jim Peterson.

Juntunen, a specialist in CIP, process and water treatment solutions, has served the dairy and food industries for more than 30 years, starting at Associated Milk Producers Inc. in Duluth in 1984, followed by H. B. Fuller/Monarch and Ecolab. He most recently worked for Fremont Industries as Brand Manager, Food & Beverage.

“I look forward to helping Caloris bring sustainable solutions to our customers that make them more competitive in an ever expanding food and beverage industry,” Juntunen said.

About Caloris Engineering, LLC
Caloris Engineering is a process technology company that engineers and builds thermal and membrane processing systems for the juice, dairy and other food industries to create the best achievable concentrates and a wide spectrum of powders produced on Caloris Compact Multiple Stage (CMS) spray dryers. Caloris equipment is also used to treat industrial wastewater, including the Caloris Thin Film Dryers (TFDs) that convert brines and other wastewater concentrates into powder. Caloris technologies are consistently energy efficient for lower costs and reduced carbon footprints. Caloris was founded in 2006 in Easton, Md. Learn more at https://www.caloris.com.

EASTON, Md.—Caloris Engineering Co-Founder Artur Zimmer has transitioned to the role of Chief Technology Officer. Zimmer, who retains a significant ownership position in the company, had been CEO for the last several years. Current Caloris President Jim Peterson has added the role of CEO.

“This step in a carefully planned transition will free Art to focus his time on technical solutions, working closely with the engineering team at Caloris, and continue with his advocacy for our customers,” Peterson said. “He will, of course, remain engaged in the company, but with his energy directed toward the activity he loves most.”

Educated in Germany, Zimmer has spent his career developing and implementing innovative thermal processing technologies to help customers achieve unprecedented performance regarding energy efficiency, reliability, product quality and hygiene. Zimmer had been president of Caloris since its inception in 2006, transitioning to the role of CEO several years ago.

About Caloris Engineering, LLC
Caloris Engineering is a process technology company that engineers and builds thermal and membrane processing systems for the juice, dairy and other food industries to create the best achievable concentrates and a wide spectrum of powders produced on Caloris Compact Multiple Stage (CMS) spray dryers. Caloris equipment is also used to treat industrial wastewater, including the Caloris Thin Film Dryers (TFDs) that convert brines and other wastewater concentrates into powder. Caloris technologies are consistently energy efficient for lower costs and reduced carbon footprints. Caloris was founded in 2006 in Easton, Md. Learn more at https://www.caloris.com.
April 24, 2017Caloris Engineering Receives Community Impact Award

Caloris Co-Founder and Engineering Manager Dan Neth accepted a Community Impact award, which was presented to Caloris by Talbot County’s Office of Economic Development.

EASTON, Md.—The Talbot County Office of Economic Development honored Caloris Engineering with a 2017 Community Impact Award at a ceremony on April 21.

In addition to recent technological advances in the area of wastewater processing and a new patent for the CALORIS AGILIXTM Mobile Evaporator, the award recognizes Caloris’ growth from its original group of four co-founders in 2006 to its current slate of 32 employees at its headquarters in Easton, Md., in addition to other facilities in Cambridge, Md., and Modesto, Calif.

Caloris also received citations from Maryland’s Congressional delegation — U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and U.S. Representative Andy Harris, as well as the Maryland General Assembly, at the ceremony hosted by the Talbot County Office of Economic Development in Easton, Md.

“We are honored to receive this recognition from the Talbot County Office of Economic Development and look forward to continued growth here in Easton and at our other locations in Cambridge and Modesto,” said Caloris President Jim Peterson.

Founded in Easton in 2006 by Art and Linda Zimmer, Daniel Neth and Barry McFarland, Caloris offers thermal evaporation technology, membrane filtration and spray drying process systems for food and dairy industries, as well as for water reuse and wastewater treatment applications, serving customers throughout North America. Caloris also offers process assessments, field support, pilot testing and numerous other services.

Caloris employees with Maryland Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford, as well as members of the Talbot County Council and the Talbot County Office of Economic Development. (Photo by the Executive Office of the Governor)

Last year, Water and Wastes Digest named the installation of a CALORIS CONCENTRIX® MVR Evaporator at the Honda Precision Parts of Georgia manufacturing facility in Tallapoosa, Ga., a Top Project for 2016. The Concentrix unit was tasked with reducing the facility’s daily wastewater volume by 90% so the water recovered could be reused for plant needs such as cooling tower makeup water, etc.

Later in the year, Caloris received a patent for its Agilix mobile evaporator, a complete wastewater evaporation system mounted onto a single flatbed trailer so it can reach almost any location. Applications include evaporating fracking fluids from oil and gas wells, draining wastewater ponds, and a wide spectrum of other remedial needs.

About Caloris Engineering, LLC
Caloris Engineering is a process technology company that engineers and builds thermal and membrane processing systems to treat industrial wastewater, including Caloris Thin Film Dryers (TFDs) that convert brines into powders. Caloris equipment also supports companies in the juice, dairy and other food industries to create the best achievable concentrates and a wide spectrum of powders produced on Caloris Compact Multiple Stage (CMS) dryers. Caloris technologies are consistently energy efficient for lower costs and reduced carbon footprints. Learn more at https://www.caloris.com.

March 28, 2017Caloris Engineering to Highlight Food Processing and Wastewater Treatment Solutions at ProFood Tech and Other April Industry Trade Shows

Easton, Md.—Caloris Engineering invites processors in the food, beverage and dairy industries to explore a number of solutions available for processing a variety of food products and treatment of industrial wastewater streams at the upcoming ProFood Tech show in Chicago, April 4-6. Caloris will be located in Booth 2849 in the Dairy Pavilion.

Founded in 2006 by a team of uniquely qualified individuals who have been actively involved in the evaporation and drying fields for several decades, Caloris Engineering, LLC, has become the nation’s leader in evaporation and other thermal processing technologies. Today Caloris expands its substantial evaporation experience to include the design of membrane filtration and spray drying process systems for food and dairy industries, as well as for water reuse and wastewater treatment applications.

Throughout the ProFood Tech show, Caloris will have experts available with years of experience in the design and execution of evaporators, membrane filtration, and drying units. Food, dairy and beverage processors can stop by the booth anytime or set up an appointment beforehand by sending email to info@caloris.com.

Caloris engineers will be on hand to discuss a number of innovative technologies:

CALORIS AGILIX™ Mobile Evaporator: The patented CALORIS AGILIX™ Mobile Evaporator deals with wastewater wherever it may be. The Agilix transports on an integrated flatbed trailer to almost any remote location. Deploy it for weeks or months at one site—then move it to the next location. It’s the first truly effective solution for dealing with wastewater at remote sites.

CALORIS CONCENTRIX® MVR Evaporators: The CALORIS CONCENTRIX® MVR Evaporator line delivers the highest available energy and operational efficiencies in a compact evaporator design, with models evaporating up to 12,000 gallons of water per hour at an efficiency of up to 20 gallons per kilowatt.

CALORIS CUBIX™ Evaporators: Even the largest models of the CALORIS CUBIX™ Evaporator line fit under a 10-foot ceiling while delivering powerful evaporation capability that can help companies concentrate products more efficiently than traditional evaporators.

CALORIS DFC® (Dryer Feed Conditioner) Evaporators: Installing a CALORIS DFC® in front of your spray dryer increases feed solids to the dryer, and maintains solids at desired maximum level for a full production day, maximizing your dryer’s powder production capacity.

CALORIS FLEXMODE® Evaporators: The steam-heated CALORIS FLEXMODE® Evaporators can be configured for many different product requirements, capacities, steam efficiencies and costs. In fact, FlexMode systems—while intelligently pre-engineered—are specifically designed to be easily customized.

CALORIS MEMBRANE Systems: Caloris’ membrane filtration units arrive at your facility pre-assembled and ready to plug in to your process system and can be used in a variety of water treatment processes. These units are highly customizable to meet the needs of your facility.

In addition to the above products, Caloris also offers the design of custom evaporation units, service, training and consulting for processing equipment across the food, beverage and dairy industries. Stop by ProFood Tech Booth 2849 to learn more.

About Caloris Engineering, LLC
Caloris Engineering is a process technology company that engineers and builds thermal and membrane processing systems to treat industrial wastewater, including Caloris Thin Film Dryers (TFDs) that convert brines into powders. Caloris equipment also supports companies in the juice, dairy and other food industries to create the best achievable concentrates and a wide spectrum of powders produced on Caloris Compact Multiple Stage (CMS) dryers. Caloris technologies are consistently energy efficient for lower costs and reduced carbon footprints. Learn more at https://www.caloris.com

Artur Zimmer, CEO and co-founder of Caloris Engineering, is listed as the inventor on U.S. Patent 9,487,415 for a Mobile Mechanical Vapor Recompression Evaporator. Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR) generates heating vapors by mechanically recompressing the water vapors evaporated from the product or waste stream being processed by the evaporator.

“The unique layout of this complete MVR evaporator system makes it the first “plug-and-play” unit to be able to be transported to remote areas for resolving temporary evaporation needs,” Zimmer said.

The CALORIS AGILIXTM Mobile Evaporator is a complete wastewater evaporation system mounted onto a single flatbed trailer so it can reach almost any location. Applications include evaporating fracking fluids from oil and gas wells, draining wastewater ponds, and a wide spectrum of other remedial needs.

Featuring forced circulation evaporator technology, the CALORIS AGILIXTM Mobile Evaporator can be hooked up to the power grid or to a fuel-powered electric generator, meaning it can be used virtually anywhere. It can begin continuous operation within hours of arriving on site and is monitored remotely.

A unique low headroom horizontal vapor separator is the key to the very compact configuration of the entire unit on one trailer.

The CALORIS AGILIXTM Mobile Evaporator is capable of evaporating water at rates of up to 20,000 pounds per hour (40 gallons per minute). Depending on the application, the CALORIS AGILIXTM Mobile Evaporator can run at an efficiency of up to 16 gallons of water evaporated per kilowatt of electric power consumed.

About Caloris Engineering, LLC
Caloris Engineering is a process technology company that engineers and builds thermal and membrane processing systems to treat industrial wastewater, including Caloris Thin Film Dryers (TFDs) that convert brines into powders. Caloris equipment also supports companies in the juice, dairy and other food industries to create the best achievable concentrates and a wide spectrum of powders produced on Caloris Compact Multiple Stage (CMS) dryers. Caloris technologies are consistently energy efficient for lower costs and reduced carbon footprints. Learn more at https://www.caloris.com.

Caloris Engineering employees assembled for an anniversary ribbon-cutting event at the company’s main office in Easton, Md., on June 17, 2016.

EASTON, Md.—July 1, 2016, marks one decade since four partners founded Caloris Engineering in Easton, Md. Since then the evaporation, membrane filtration and drying firm has grown to more than 30 employees with offices both in Easton and in Modesto, Calif.

Caloris celebrated the milestone with a ribbon-cutting at its office on Commerce Drive in Easton and an anniversary picnic for employees, customers and partners on June 17.

“We would like to thank all of our customers over the past 10 years for their support,” said Caloris President Jim Peterson. “The next 10 years promise even more growth and innovation as we continue to expand our technology and service offerings.”

Evaporation, membrane filtration and drying are processes that benefit manufacturers of a variety of products. Caloris’ technical innovations over the past 10 years have helped customers in the dairy and juice industries to process fine food and beverage products with increasing efficiency.

“We take great pride in standing behind each system we provide,” said Artur Zimmer, co-founder and CEO of Caloris. “I want to thank our customers for placing their trust in us over our 10-year history. I am equally proud of our success in creating an eminently competent workforce of more than 30 employees, including highly trained individuals in design, engineering, business and other professional disciplines.”

Besides the core dairy and juice industries, Caloris systems are increasingly used by manufacturers to treat industrial wastewater, allowing them to reduce hauling costs and reuse clean water in their facilities. Caloris’ highly energy efficient mechanical vapor recompression (MVR) systems treat industrial wastewater, recover clean water and minimize waste volumes. Caloris’ new reverse osmosis and membrane treatment options assist with processing these streams, while the company’s new thin film dryer technology removes the remaining water to achieve zero liquid discharge (ZLD).

Caloris Engineering was founded in 2006 by Art Zimmer, Linda Zimmer, Daniel Neth and Barry McFarland. In 2014, Caloris entered into a strategic partnership with 3A Ventures of Minneapolis, Minn., and Jim Peterson joined as president of the company. In 2015, Caloris expanded its presence on the West Coast, with the establishment of an office in Modesto, Calif.

About Caloris Engineering, LLC
Caloris Engineering is a process technology company that engineers and builds thermal and membrane systems to help treat industrial wastewater that would otherwise pollute the environment. Caloris equipment also supports companies in the juice, dairy and other industries to create the best possible products. Caloris technologies reduce energy consumption to lower costs and reduce carbon footprints. Learn more at https://www.caloris.com.

MODESTO, Calif. – Caloris Engineering, LLC, an Easton, Md.-based provider of advanced thermal process systems and wastewater treatment systems to the food, chemical and other manufacturing industries, has expanded its presence in California to better serve the needs of processors on the West Coast.

Caloris Senior Process Engineer Matthew Brunton recently relocated to Modesto, Calif. Brunton began working for Caloris in 2007 and has assisted with many evaporator installations and rebuilds up and down the West Coast during his tenure with the company. He has a B.S. degree in chemical engineering.

Harbans Kohli has joined Caloris as a Representative, based in the Los Angeles area. Kohli brings more than 35 years of direct membrane system experience, including (most recently) 15 years with H2O Innovation. Kohli will assist with Caloris’ marketing and sales efforts. He has a M.S. in physical chemistry.

Brunton and Kohli join current Caloris West Coast Representative Jeff Podesto, who has assisted Caloris customers on the West Coast for many years. Podesto holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering.

“With the establishment of our new West Coast offices, Caloris will be able to respond faster to the needs of our current customers, and to inquiries from potential customers, in the Western United States,” said Jim Peterson, president of Caloris. “The combined skills of Matthew Brunton, Harbans Kohli and Jeff Podesto create a solid technical knowledge base to support processors in need of traditional process-stream evaporation assistance as well as water and wastewater treatment assistance up and down the West Coast.”

About Caloris Engineering, LLC
Caloris Engineering is a process technology company that engineers and builds thermal and membrane systems to help treat industrial wastewater that would otherwise pollute the environment. Caloris equipment also supports companies in the juice, dairy and other industries to create the best possible products. Caloris technologies reduce energy consumption to lower costs and reduce carbon footprints. Learn more at https://www.caloris.com.

Easton, Md. – Caloris Engineering, LLC, a provider of advanced evaporation systems to the food, chemical and wastewater industries, has entered into a strategic partnership with a group of investors that will allow the company to expand its capabilities and product offerings in the near future.

The co-founders of Caloris agreed earlier this year to sell an equity stake to 3A Ventures, a consortium of five individual investors based in Minnesota, following a strategic partner search process in which a number of prospective buyers participated.

The founding partners of Caloris will retain a significant ownership stake. Co-founder Art Zimmer will continue to lead the company as the CEO. Jim Peterson, a member of 3A Ventures, became President of Caloris Engineering. The additional co-founders, Linda Zimmer, Daniel Neth and Barry McFarland, will continue to hold active management roles within the company.

All Caloris employees have been retained and select positions have been created to be filled with qualified candidates as they become available.

“Caloris has invested in the necessary personnel resources and in the development of innovative evaporation technology that will enable the company to continue its impressive growth trajectory into the future,” says Jim Peterson.

“And this is exactly what we will continue to do with our new partners, who will help us expand our technology base and markets, while we maintain strong financial performance, to the benefit of every stakeholder involved,” adds Art Zimmer. “While Caloris has already established its position as an evaporation technology leader, this partnership assures that the company will continue to provide innovative solutions to its customers going forward.”

EASTON, Md.—Caloris Engineering LLC will debut the latest CALORIS CUBIX™ Evaporator design at Weftec 2014, September 29-October 1, 2014, in New Orleans, La. This compact, pre-engineered evaporator brings tremendous energy efficiencies in a robust configuration. It is designed specifically for the concentration of wastewaters of small to moderate daily flow rates and promises to make thermal evaporation a viable treatment option for a whole new set of users.

Interested attendees can meet with Caloris representatives throughout the show at the Ernest Morial Convention Center in Booth 8639.

The CALORIS CUBIX™ Evaporator helps customers achieve a higher concentration of total solids than can be achieved by rising or falling film evaporator systems. CALORIS CUBIX™ Evaporators are ultra-compact – even the largest models fit under a 10-foot ceiling.

“CALORIS CUBIX™ Evaporators can benefit a variety of industrial clients who need to treat wastewater continuously and efficiently, and to reuse the resulting clean water within their operations,” says Tom Pyper, Caloris Packaged Systems Manager. “We are looking forward to introducing the Cubix, along with the rest of our line of powerful evaporator solutions, at Weftec 2014.”

About Caloris Engineering, LLC
Caloris Engineering is a thermal process technology company that engineers and builds systems to help treat industrial wastewater that would otherwise pollute the environment. Caloris equipment also helps companies in the juice, dairy and other industries create the best possible products. Caloris technologies reduce energy consumption to lower costs and reduce carbon footprints. Learn more at https://www.caloris.com.

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September 19, 2013Caloris Engineering, LLC, Reveals New Products, New Branding

The new Caloris logo.

EASTON, Md.—Caloris Engineering, LLC, has launched a suite of new products to benefit a variety of industries, and a new branding campaign that better reflects the company’s expertise in thermal process engineering.

Evaporation, the separation of water from aqueous solutions and suspensions, is at the heart of Caloris technology. The company’s new orange and blue logo represents the use of heat in a tubular heat exchanger to “free the water.” Learn more by visiting the new Caloris web site.

Caloris evaporation equipment and systems helps companies in the dairy, juice, and other industries create the best possible products. In addition, Caloris technologies can help companies in a variety of industries to process their high strength wastewater, conserve energy and reduce their carbon footprints.

Caloris is releasing a suite of new compact evaporators that can go anywhere and solve a variety of water-related issues:

CALORIS CUBIX™ Evaporators: Even the largest models of the CALORIS CUBIX™ Evaporator line fit under a 10-foot ceiling while delivering powerful evaporation capability that can help companies concentrate products more efficiently than traditional evaporators.

CALORIS CONCENTRIX™ MVR Evaporators: The CALORIS CONCENTRIX™ MVR Evaporator line delivers the highest available energy and operational efficiencies in a compact evaporator design, with models evaporating up to 12,000 gallons of water per hour at an efficiency of up to 20 gallons per kilowatt.

CALORIS FLEXMODE™ Evaporators: The steam-heated CALORIS FLEXMODE™ Evaporators can be configured for many different product requirements, capacities, steam efficiencies and costs. In fact, FlexMode systems—while intelligently pre-engineered—are specifically designed to be easily customized.

CALORIS AGILIX™ Mobile Evaporator: The CALORIS AGILIX™ Mobile Evaporator deals with wastewater wherever it may be. The Agilix transports on an integrated flatbed trailer to almost any remote location. Deploy it for weeks or months at one site—then move it to the next location. It’s the first truly effective solution for dealing with wastewater at remote sites.

In addition to these new products, Caloris continues to develop custom evaporators of any size to meet customer specifications. Caloris also offers consulting and engineering services to help customers efficiently operate existing evaporators of any brand.

“For years, we have built the best custom evaporator systems for the dairy and juice industries, and we will continue to do so,” said Caloris President Artur Zimmer. “Now, our new compact line of evaporators can be applied to an almost unlimited set of industrial challenges.”

Caloris was established in 2006 by Art Zimmer, Barry McFarland and Dan Neth, who have a long history of working with the nation’s leading evaporator and dryer companies. The company of 20 predominantly engineering personnel is located in Easton, Md.

EASTON, Md. – Caloris Engineering, LLC, of Easton, Md., is proud to announce that Project Engineer Matthew Brunton has joined the Peace Corps and soon will depart for Africa where he will teach math to secondary school students in Lesotho.

“We are all excited for Matt as he embarks on this journey,” said Caloris President Artur Zimmer. “He has been a true asset to Caloris and we will miss him, but we also believe strongly that there is no higher call in life than to help others.”

Brunton, a native of Alabama, has a degree in chemical engineering. He will take a month off to return home before departing for training in Africa in October. His two-year term as a teacher there will begin in December.

About Caloris Engineering, LLC
Caloris Engineer is a thermal process technology company that engineers and builds systems to help companies in the juice, dairy and other industries create the best possible products. Caloris equipment also helps to treat industrial wastewater that would otherwise pollute the environment. Caloris technologies also reduce energy consumption to lower costs and reduce carbon footprints.